New HavenWI
A town of 708, settled in 1865.
Is New Haven a good place to live?
Only 10 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than New Haven. New Haven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
708 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Haven: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Haven, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Haven.
Fewer of New Haven’s working residents work locally than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
New Haven’s average commute stands at 30 minutes. It had 43 jobs in 2023, down 901 from 2013. Among workers here, 7.5% do their job from home, below both the Wisconsin town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
| New Haven | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in New Haven brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 41 inches of snow, with January nights at 9° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy New Haven is
New Haven: a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults here, 31% get no exercise outside work, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 25%. 17% of adults in New Haven smoke cigarettes; 40% have obesity.
| New Haven | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Haven | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.7% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 6.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.7% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in New Haven is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts 46% of New Haven’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to cold waves. The risk rating from FEMA for New Haven comes to 49 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in New Haven after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dells of the Wisconsin River and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Haven. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
18 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail9 mi Theme parkNoah's Ark Water Park
9 mi Theme parkMt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
19 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
16 mi MuseumCircus World MuseumPhoto credits
Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Circus World Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2
Everything we know about New Haven
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Haven; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 New Haven residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave New Haven for work
Where New Haven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Haven
Town in Wisconsin, United States
New Haven is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 680 at the 2020 census, up from 655 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Big Spring is located in the town.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- Area code
- 608
Questions about New Haven
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Haven, WI a good place to live?
New Haven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.